The Most Important Games for the Whitecaps are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Whitecaps final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Whitecaps fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Whitecaps Resultant Playoff Probabilities | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | |||
| Whitecaps (5‑2‑1) vs Red Bulls (4‑1‑4) |
18 | Whitecaps Wins | 29% | 20% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Red Bulls Wins | 21% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 5% | ||
| FC Cincinnati (4‑2‑3) vs Rapids (4‑2‑3) |
2 | FC Cincinnati Wins | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Rapids Wins | 25% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Union (3‑0‑4) vs Real Salt Lake (4‑2‑3) |
2 | Union Wins | 26% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | 23% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Sporting KC (2‑2‑5) vs Minnesota United (4‑2‑2) |
1 | Sporting KC Wins | 26% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Minnesota United Wins | 24% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Nashville SC (1‑3‑4) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (1‑8) |
1 | Nashville SC Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Austin FC (3‑3‑3) vs Galaxy (5‑1‑3) |
1 | Austin FC Wins | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Galaxy Wins | 24% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| FC Dallas (1‑5‑2) vs Dynamo (4‑3‑1) |
1 | FC Dallas Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Dynamo Wins | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | ||
| D.C. United (2‑3‑4) vs Sounders (1‑4‑3) |
0 | D.C. United Wins | 25% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Sounders Wins | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Timbers (2‑3‑4) vs LAFC (3‑3‑3) |
0 | Timbers Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| LAFC Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | ||